As most good hog breeders know, elite females are the key to any successful breeding program, and continually striving for genetic improvement is what drives success in this business.
While the large majority of our sowherd is derived as keeper gilts, we believe it is vitally important to lay in new genetics from time to time when we come across them. Below are photos of gilts we’ve either raised or purchased over the years that have become a part of our program. While our quest for constant improvement never ends, these girls and many, many more back in the sow barn are the reason why we’ve become known as “The Nation’s Elite Sowherd”.
Crossbred 3-9
HEAVY HITTER X OUTBREAK 141-7
Crossbred 4-8
Wedding Night x Straight Survivor 161-1
Crossbred 8-5
Karma x Bachelor Party x Wedding Night’s mom
Dam of Reserve Light Cross Barrow at OYE 2023
Crossbred 13-3
Kingpin x Red Alert x Power Plant
$70K purchase in The Exchange from Heimer. Dam of SImply Put and the $130K record selling gilt
Crossbred 13-8
BUCKLE UP X (NEXT X NEVER BEFORE)
DAM IS TRICKED OUT’S SISTER AND WILD SIDE’S MOM
Crosbred 14-5
RIGHTFULLY SO X ECHO
LITTERMATE TO 14-1, THE GRAND OVERALL AT COBA IN 2023 AND DAM OF LOOK ALIVE
Crossbred 15-5
TR3CKED OUT X MAY WE ALL 224-9
Crossbred 15-5AS
AMERICAN SPIRIT X WEDDING NIGHT 151-4
Crossbred 15-6 JOLENE
AMERICAN SPIRIT X WEDDING NIGHT 151-4
Crossbred 15-8
TO THE EXTREME X MAY WE ALL 188-3
Crossbred 17-6
END GAME X JACK DANIELS 142-4
Crossbred 17-8
END GAME X JACK DANIELS 142-4
Crossbred 17-10
ALL OUT WAR X SHINE AGAIN 153-7
Crossbred 35-4
SUNRISE X AMERICAN SPIRIT 38-7
Crossbred 35-10
May We All x Visionary 4-1
Crossbred 40-5
BR 64-1 x Straight Survivor 142-2
Littermate to BD 40-1
Crossbred 41-8
AMERICAN SPIRIT X HANDS TO YOURSELF 127-8
Crossbred 41-11
END GAME X OUTTA LINE 191-1
DAM OF DL 48 AT NEWCASTLE GENETICS
Crossbred 49-10
BR 64-1 x Short Bus 64-2
Crossbred 51-1
Bad Man x Cowboy Swag 55-5
Crossbred 57-5
JUDGEMENT DAY X NOTHING TO HIDE
BRED BY STOHLQUIST, DAM RAISED GRAND BARROW AT THE EXPOSITION IN 2022
Crossbred 60-3
RIGHTFULLY SO X NO MAS
BRED BY LAIRD, PURCHASED AT OYE 2023
Crossbred 76-4
GAME OF THRONES X ON TARGET 108-4
Crossbred 86-3
GAME OF THRONES X RIGHTFULLY SO 60-3
Crossbred 90-10 JEWELS
DIFFERENT LEAGUE X AMERICAN SPIRIT 140-10
DOMINANT JACKPOT GILT NORTHWEST SUMMER 2024 FOR THE NUENSCHWANDER FAMILY
Crossbred 90-6
Foresight x Jack Daniels 142-2
Crossbred 91-13
AMERICAN SPIRIT X VISIONARY 8-2
Crossbred 95-5
OUTBREAK X FORESIGHT 115-12
DAM OF HEAVYWEIGHT
Crossbred 96-8
HEAVY HITTER X RUSTY CAGE 109-7
Crossbred 106-4 TIA
SLAP HAPPY X ROWDY REBOUND 34-3
Crossbred 109-7
RUSTY CAGE X UP DOWN 124-8
Crossbred 122-7
MAJOR LEAGUE X LAST DANCE 204-6
Crossbred 124-8
Up Down x Jack Daniels 142-2
Crossbred 140-9
AMERICAN SPIRIT X VISIONARY 8-2
Crossbred 141-7
Outbreak x Sunshine & Whiskey 104-1
Dam of our $15K Perfect Timing entry that sold to Crossroads
crossbred 143-8
TO THE EXTREME X FORESIGHT 115-12
Crossbred 147-8
Junior x Sunshine & Whiskey 104-1
Crossbred 148-4
GAME OF THRONES X ON TARGET 108-4
Crossbred 151-4
Wedding Night x Teen Spirit 107-3
Crossbred 152-8
American Spirit x Jack Daniels 142-4
Crossbred 153-8
End Game x Up Down 124-8
Crossbred 155-7 BARBIE
GAME OF THRONES X 3 PEAT 167-11
Crossbred 163-3
BD 40-1 x Shine On 143-7
Crossbred 163-7
BD 40-1 x Shine On 143-7
Crossbred 169-8
Coast to Coast x Foresight 115-2
Crossbred 171-10
HEAVY HITTER X HANDS TO YOURSELF 183-10
Crossbred 184-10
May We All x Sunshine & Whiskey 28-1
Crossbred 185-7
ABSOLUTE X KINGPIN 13-3
Crossbred 191-9
GAME ON X COAST TO COAST 169-8
Crossbred 191-11
Last Dance x Outta Line 191-1
Crossbred 196-5RS
Rockstar x Bad Man 112-8
Dam of Game of Thrones, Game On, and Game Plan
Crossbred 199-7 BIG LEGS
NO STRANGER X MAY WE ALL 224-3
$100K GRAND GILT OVERALL AT CYAE 2023
Crossbred 204-5
Lit Fuse x Short Bus 64-2
Crossbred 205-4
Outbreak x Prestige 172-4
Crossbred 224-9
May We All x Rockstar 196-5
Crossbred 224-10
May We All x Rockstar 196-5
Grand Overall Gilt 2021 CYAE
Crossbred 227-4
HEAVY HITTER X OUTBREAK 205-4
Crossbred 240-6
BUCKLE UP X LAST DANCE 191-11
Crossbred 241-5
GAME OF THRONES X TRICKED OUT 110-5
Chester 17-4
WD40 X JACK IN THE BOX
CHAMPION CHESTER GILT CYAE 2024
Chester 23-7
WD 40 X OSCAR MEYER 15-2
BRED BY WEST TEXAS GENETICS
Chester 51-5
READY MADE X OSCAR MEYER 15-2
BRED BY WEST TEXAS GENETICS
Chester 96-6
MAKING WAVES X OSCAR MEYER 15-2
BRED BY WEST TEXAS GENETICS, RESERVE CHESTER GILT CYAE 2024
Duroc 38-9
STATEMENT DAY X ESSENTIAL
BRED BY STEWART
Duroc 76-9
STATEMENT DAY X SET THE CURVE
BRED BY STEWART
Duroc 76-10
STATEMENT DAY X SET THE CURVE
BRED BY STEWART
Landrace 6-5
STRAIGHT WHITE MALE X IVORY 4-3
Landrace 8-9
Change of Pace x Overtime 91-8
Littermate to Straight White Male
York 49-8
THE WARDEN X JASPER
BRED BY DJ SANDERS
York 51-13
THE WARDEN X BIG PAW
BRED BY DJ SANDERS
Crossbred 3-9
HEAVY HITTER X OUTBREAK 141-7
Crossbred 4-8
Wedding Night x Straight Survivor 161-1
Crossbred 8-5
Karma x Bachelor Party x Wedding Night’s mom
Dam of Reserve Light Cross Barrow at OYE 2023
Crossbred 13-3
Kingpin x Red Alert x Power Plant
$70K purchase in The Exchange from Heimer. Dam of SImply Put and the $130K record selling gilt
Crossbred 13-8
BUCKLE UP X (NEXT X NEVER BEFORE)
DAM IS TRICKED OUT’S SISTER AND WILD SIDE’S MOM
Crosbred 14-5
RIGHTFULLY SO X ECHO
LITTERMATE TO 14-1, THE GRAND OVERALL AT COBA IN 2023 AND DAM OF LOOK ALIVE
Crossbred 15-5
TR3CKED OUT X MAY WE ALL 224-9
Crossbred 15-5AS
AMERICAN SPIRIT X WEDDING NIGHT 151-4
Crossbred 15-6 JOLENE
AMERICAN SPIRIT X WEDDING NIGHT 151-4
Crossbred 15-8
TO THE EXTREME X MAY WE ALL 188-3
Crossbred 17-6
END GAME X JACK DANIELS 142-4
Crossbred 17-8
END GAME X JACK DANIELS 142-4
Crossbred 17-10
ALL OUT WAR X SHINE AGAIN 153-7
Crossbred 35-4
SUNRISE X AMERICAN SPIRIT 38-7
Crossbred 35-10
May We All x Visionary 4-1
Crossbred 40-5
BR 64-1 x Straight Survivor 142-2
Littermate to BD 40-1
Crossbred 41-8
AMERICAN SPIRIT X HANDS TO YOURSELF 127-8
Crossbred 41-11
END GAME X OUTTA LINE 191-1
DAM OF DL 48 AT NEWCASTLE GENETICS
Crossbred 49-10
BR 64-1 x Short Bus 64-2
Crossbred 51-1
Bad Man x Cowboy Swag 55-5
Crossbred 57-5
JUDGEMENT DAY X NOTHING TO HIDE
BRED BY STOHLQUIST, DAM RAISED GRAND BARROW AT THE EXPOSITION IN 2022
Crossbred 60-3
RIGHTFULLY SO X NO MAS
BRED BY LAIRD, PURCHASED AT OYE 2023
Crossbred 76-4
GAME OF THRONES X ON TARGET 108-4
Crossbred 86-3
GAME OF THRONES X RIGHTFULLY SO 60-3
Crossbred 90-10 JEWELS
DIFFERENT LEAGUE X AMERICAN SPIRIT 140-10
DOMINANT JACKPOT GILT NORTHWEST SUMMER 2024 FOR THE NUENSCHWANDER FAMILY
Crossbred 90-6
Foresight x Jack Daniels 142-2
Crossbred 91-13
AMERICAN SPIRIT X VISIONARY 8-2
Crossbred 95-5
OUTBREAK X FORESIGHT 115-12
DAM OF HEAVYWEIGHT
Crossbred 96-8
HEAVY HITTER X RUSTY CAGE 109-7
Crossbred 106-4 TIA
SLAP HAPPY X ROWDY REBOUND 34-3
Crossbred 109-7
RUSTY CAGE X UP DOWN 124-8
Crossbred 122-7
MAJOR LEAGUE X LAST DANCE 204-6
Crossbred 124-8
Up Down x Jack Daniels 142-2
Crossbred 140-9
AMERICAN SPIRIT X VISIONARY 8-2
Crossbred 141-7
Outbreak x Sunshine & Whiskey 104-1
Dam of our $15K Perfect Timing entry that sold to Crossroads
crossbred 143-8
TO THE EXTREME X FORESIGHT 115-12
Crossbred 147-8
Junior x Sunshine & Whiskey 104-1
Crossbred 148-4
GAME OF THRONES X ON TARGET 108-4
Crossbred 151-4
Wedding Night x Teen Spirit 107-3
Crossbred 152-8
American Spirit x Jack Daniels 142-4
Crossbred 153-8
End Game x Up Down 124-8
Crossbred 155-7 BARBIE
GAME OF THRONES X 3 PEAT 167-11
Crossbred 163-3
BD 40-1 x Shine On 143-7
Crossbred 163-7
BD 40-1 x Shine On 143-7
Crossbred 169-8
Coast to Coast x Foresight 115-2
Crossbred 171-10
HEAVY HITTER X HANDS TO YOURSELF 183-10
Crossbred 184-10
May We All x Sunshine & Whiskey 28-1
Crossbred 185-7
ABSOLUTE X KINGPIN 13-3
Crossbred 191-9
GAME ON X COAST TO COAST 169-8
Crossbred 191-11
Last Dance x Outta Line 191-1
Crossbred 196-5RS
Rockstar x Bad Man 112-8
Dam of Game of Thrones, Game On, and Game Plan
Crossbred 199-7 BIG LEGS
NO STRANGER X MAY WE ALL 224-3
$100K GRAND GILT OVERALL AT CYAE 2023
Crossbred 204-5
Lit Fuse x Short Bus 64-2
Crossbred 205-4
Outbreak x Prestige 172-4
Crossbred 224-9
May We All x Rockstar 196-5
Crossbred 224-10
May We All x Rockstar 196-5
Grand Overall Gilt 2021 CYAE
Crossbred 227-4
HEAVY HITTER X OUTBREAK 205-4
Crossbred 240-6
BUCKLE UP X LAST DANCE 191-11
Crossbred 241-5
GAME OF THRONES X TRICKED OUT 110-5
Chester 17-4
WD40 X JACK IN THE BOX
CHAMPION CHESTER GILT CYAE 2024
Chester 23-7
WD 40 X OSCAR MEYER 15-2
BRED BY WEST TEXAS GENETICS
Chester 51-5
READY MADE X OSCAR MEYER 15-2
BRED BY WEST TEXAS GENETICS
Chester 96-6
MAKING WAVES X OSCAR MEYER 15-2
BRED BY WEST TEXAS GENETICS, RESERVE CHESTER GILT CYAE 2024
Duroc 38-9
STATEMENT DAY X ESSENTIAL
BRED BY STEWART
Duroc 76-9
STATEMENT DAY X SET THE CURVE
BRED BY STEWART
Duroc 76-10
STATEMENT DAY X SET THE CURVE
BRED BY STEWART
Landrace 6-5
STRAIGHT WHITE MALE X IVORY 4-3
Landrace 8-9
Change of Pace x Overtime 91-8
Littermate to Straight White Male
York 49-8
THE WARDEN X JASPER
BRED BY DJ SANDERS
York 51-13
THE WARDEN X BIG PAW
BRED BY DJ SANDERS